Business
Apec Keeps All In A Spin
SYDNEY, SEPT 7 — The taxi driver shook his head and grumbled something about Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) being bad for business — his business.
That Wednesday evening, the sun had just set but the streets around Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) was almost quiet, with only a handful of people strolling by. “Look at the [...]
Breaking The Apec Duck
IT IS ALWAYS difficult to break a duck, especially if the duck is the first story of a major assignment. That has always been the case with me ever since I made the plunge into this profession some 13 years ago.
Anyway, I’m in Sydney covering the Apec Leaders’ Meet 2007. Arrived at 8pm last night [...]
